Churchill County extended their postseason success on Friday against Fernley. They came out on top against the Fernley Vaqueros by a score of 6-2. Winning may never get old, but Churchill County sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Vernita Fillmore made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Fillmore has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Fillmore was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kiley Wallace was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Reece Hutchings was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
On Fernley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Tollestrup, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Churchill County is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Fernley, their loss dropped their record down to 23-14.
Churchill County is on the road again on Saturday to play Fernley at 10:00 a.m. Churchill County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Fernley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Fernley, they will challenge Boulder City at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Fernley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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